Josef Vávra

{{short description|Czech ice hockey player}}

{{for|the Czech Olympic wrestler|Josef Vávra (wrestler)}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|3|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia

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| height_m = 1.83

| weight_kg = 83

| position = Left wing

| shoots = Left

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| played_for = VHK Vsetín

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| draft = 246th overall

| draft_year = 2002

| draft_team = Ottawa Senators

| career_start = 2002

| career_end = 2006

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Josef Vávra (born 17 March 1984) is a Czech former professional ice hockey left winger.

Vávra was selected in the eighth round, 246th overall by the Ottawa Senators in 2002 NHL Entry Draft.{{Cite web|last=Neuhauser|first=Robert|date=2001-12-18|title=Josef Vavra - a wildcard for the draft|url=https://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/3486/josef_vavra_a_wildcard_for_the_draft/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-21|website=Hockey's Future|language=en}} He played for the Tri-City Americans and the Kootenay Ice of the jWestern Hockey League before playing four games for VHK Vsetín in the Czech Extraliga. He later played for HC Sareza Ostrava in the Czech 1.liga as well as for HC Valašské Meziříčí of the Czech 2.liga.

Vávra retired from ice hockey in 2006 to work in his father's business. His teammate from age ten through his time with VHK Vsetin, Robin Kovář, said about Vávra's retirement, "I think he made a wrong decision to quit, but that's life."{{Cite web|last=Loonen|first=Joeri|date=2009-01-13|title=Back on track: Robin Kovar and Liptovsky Mikulas successfully engage|url=http://webarchive.iihf.com/sk/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=3025&cHash=ab7c9f2eb0877ead56a24c427b8f4f5d|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-21|website=webarchive.iihf.com|publisher=IIHF}}